RT journal article
T1 Sexual Pain Disorders in Spanish Women Drug Users
A1 Río Olvera, Francisco Javier del
A1 Cabello-Santamaría, Francisco
A1 Cabello-García, Marina A.
A1 Aragón-Vela, Jerónimo
A2 Psicología
K1 Sexual pain
K1 genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
K1 disorder
K1 GRISS
K1 STAI
K1 SOS
K1 women
K1 drugs
AB Background: The impact of pain in sexuality, couple relationships and the quality of life is very wellknown. Objectives: The relationship between substance abuse and the presence of sexual paindisorder is assessed, together with anxiety and sexual attitudes. Method: Two samples were selected.One sample for women with a history of substance abuse (n = 129), and another one of womennonconsumers (n = 129). The Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS), the SexualOpinion Survey (SOS) and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaires were used. Results:The results indicate that women consumers obtained a higher mean scores in sexual pain disorder(4.88 > 2.89, that is 65.12%), plus higher mean scores on state anxiety (23.82 > 14.56) and trait anxiety(30.93 > 16.95), and lower average figure in erotophilia (84.93 < 95.81). It was also verified that theperiod of abstinence does not improve sexual response. Conclusions: Substance consumption affectssexual response in women negatively. Sexual response does not improve with abstinence period.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 1532-2491
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34291
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34291
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026